Pulmonary hemorrhage following intravenous streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction.
A 50-year-old man was given 1.2 million units of intravenous streptokinase 3 hours after the onset of a hyperacute inferior myocardial infarction. He had been treated for pneumonia 4 weeks previously. Five days after thrombolytic therapy, he developed a massive hemoptysis. The implications of this side effect are discussed.
Disler
L J
LJ
Department of Cardiology, Milpark Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Rosendorff
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D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013300:Streptokinase